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Information about the book House of Abraham and author Stephen Berry:
Brief description of House of Abraham: http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?titleNumber=688969
Brief biography of Stephen Berry: http://www.oah.org/activities/lectureship/2008/lecturer.php?id=409
Stephen Berry's faculty website: http://www.uga.edu/history/people/people.php?page=1
Information about Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's 200th birthday and local events/activities/historical sites:
NEW! Article about Rob Wick - speaker at OCTC on Oct. 20: http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/mar/06/statue-sparks-lifelong-study-of-booth-captor/. Related photo: http://www.courierpress.com/photos/2009/mar/06/36360/
NEW! Mr. Lincoln and Friends - information about Lincoln and his associates: http://www.mrlincolnandfriends.org/
Abraham Lincoln family timeline: http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/timeline.htm
"Lincoln on KET" information, including video clips and teacher handouts: http://www.ket.org/lincoln/index.htm
Lincoln (and other Kentucky) screensavers from KET: http://www.ket.org/screensaver/
Lincoln Studies website http://www.lincolnstudies.com/
Interview with choreographer, Bill T. Jones, about his Lincoln-inspired piece: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113032681
Smithsonian's interactive timeline of Lincoln's life and various other related articles: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/life-of-lincoln.html and more at: http://www.gosmithsonian.com/lincoln
Selected speeches and writing of Abraham Lincoln: http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/speech.htm
Lincoln bicentennial homepage (various information): http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/
A collection of various Lincoln-related links by Harold Holzer, Lincoln scholar: http://www.haroldholzer.com/hh_8_links.html
Mary Surrat (conspired with John Willkes Booth to kill Lincoln) information: http://www.surratt.org/
Calendar of remaining KY bicentennial events: http://calendar.kentucky.com/search?search=true&swhen=&svt=text&st=event&cat=&ssi=0&srss=50&new=n&category=event&trim=1&swhat=lincoln&srad=100&sort=1
Connection between Lincoln and Frederick Douglas: http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/inside.asp?ID=38&subjectID=2
Information about Indiana bicentennial events and locations: http://www.legendaryplaces.org/thinklincoln/
"Mr. Lincoln's White House"/The Lincoln Institute: http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/index.asp
"Abraham Lincoln Research Site": http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln2.html
"Honest Abe Quiz": http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/for-kids/honest-abe-quiz/default.aspx?ekmensel=c580fa7b_12_76_btnlink
Hart County, KY, Civil War Days - Sept. 11-13: http://www.visitmunfordville.com/cwdays07.html
Collection on Lincoln-related photographs: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=B2&Dato=20080122&Kategori=MULTIMEDIA01&Lopenr=801220819&Ref=PH
NEW! Article (and recipes) "Obama Will Eat Like Lincoln on Inauguration Day": http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/01/obama-will-eat.html
Smithsonian article by James McPherson, "Lincoln as Commander in Chief": http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Commander-in-Chief.html?c=y&page=1
Smithsonian article by Ted Sorenson "Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Words": http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/man-of-his-words.html
Smithsonian article "Face the Nation" about the Lincoln-Douglas debates: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/face-the-nation.html
Smithsonian article "'My Whole Soul Is In It'" about Lincoln and slavery: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/whole_soul.html
Smithsonian article "Evolution and Equality" about Lincoln and Darwin: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/From-the-Editor-Evolution-and-Equality.html
Courier-Journal article "Able Lincoln: Man and Myth" and links to related articles: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090114/OPINION04/901140605
Courier-Journal article "In the Crucible of Tragedy: Change and Redemption" article: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090121/COLUMNISTS08/901210435/0/NEWS01/In+the+crucible+of+tragedy++change+and+redemption
Courier-Journal article "Let the Lincoln bicentennial celebrations begin": http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090112/NEWS01/901120364
Courier-Journal article "Nation Celebrates the Extraordinary Life in Lincoln's Years": http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090209/NEWS01/902090396/1008
Various links to other Courier-Journal articles: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWS01/80122003/0/NEWS01&theme=LINCOLN&template=theme
Herald-Leader article "Lincoln Symbolizes Potential": http://www.kentucky.com/765/story/695952.html
Herald-Leader article "War Between the States Over Lincoln": http://www.kentucky.com/765/story/690756.html
Herald-Leader article "Lincoln's Birthplace is Launch Site for New Penny": http://www.kentucky.com/765/story/692636.html
General information about Mary and the Todd family:
Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/first_ladies/marylincoln/
Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln: http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=17
Biography of Mary Todd Lincoln: http://www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/inside.asp?ID=15&subjectID=2
"Mary Todd Lincoln Research Site": http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln15.html
The Mary Todd Lincoln house (Lexington): http://www.mtlhouse.org/
Short video of Mary Todd Lincoln house: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DyqvxpJG6Y
Information about Kentucky /Civil War history:
A Civil War timeline: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html
Civil War photographs at the Library of Congress: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/cwphtml/cwpabt.html
Smithsonian Civil War timeline: http://www.civilwar.si.edu/timeline.html
A collection of Civil War photographs: http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2009/02/photography_was_only_about_twe.html
The Kentucky Historical Society: http://history.ky.gov/index.php
Map of Civil War battles in Kentucky: http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/kentucky.html
"Overview of the Civil War in Kentucky" from KET: http://www.ket.org/civilwar/kyrole.html
A collection of Civil War letters and diaries (Kentucky-related): http://www.ket.org/civilwar/primary.html
Civil War era speeches and declarations (including J. Davis' inaugural address): http://www.ket.org/civilwar/docs.html
A collection of links and information related to the Civil War in Kentucky: http://www.geocities.com/KentuckyCivilWar/
Information about Kentucky Civil War sites: http://www.trailsrus.com/civilwar/ (Owensboro specifically: http://www.trailsrus.com/civilwar/region2/owensboro.html)
Information about Civil War sites in Kentucky: http://www.civilwartraveler.com/WEST/KY/index.html
A collection of links related to Kentucky and the Civil War: http://www.archaeolink.com/civil_war_kentucky.htm
Civil War related sites in Kentucky: http://www.kentuckytourism.com/media/CivilWar.htm
Civil War-era map of Kentucky: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1862/february/kentucky-battle-map.htm
Various links to Library of Congress Civil War materials: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=War,+Military